Excerpt from The Physiology of Taste, Vol. 1: Harder's Book of Practical American Cookery In pursuance Of the plan laid down, he proposes to embrace the whole list Of food articles, their selection, treatment, and best method of preparing them for the table, showing how the utmost value can be Obtained from every edible designed by the Almighty for the comfort and nourishment of mankind. It is due to the intelligence Of the present age that there should no longer be room for the Old sneer Of the dyspeptic cynic: God sends the material, but the Devil sends cooks. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.